
JOB DETAILS:
- Job Title: Director – Brand Marketing
- Industry: Media and entertainment Industry
- Experience: 8-12 years
- Working Days: 5
- Job Location: Noida
- CTC Range: Best in Industry
Required Skills: Brand Strategy & Positioning Ownership, Cultural & Creative Judgment, Earned Media, PR & Social Brand Voice, Integrated Brand Campaign Leadership, Cross-Functional Brand Governance
Criteria:
- 8+ years of experience in Brand Marketing, Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, or Brand Leadership is Must.
- Experience working on or scaling meaningful consumer brands (media/entertainment preferred)
- Must have owned brand meaning, not just executed campaigns
- Must have launched or scaled a brand platform, not only shows or campaigns
- Prior ownership of earned media, social brand voice, and PR
- Fluent Hindi is mandatory
- Exposure to regional cultural contexts is a strong advantage
- OTT experience is a plus
Description
Role Overview (Non-Negotiable)
This role is the custodian of company’s brand meaning, voice, and long-term equity. The Director – Brand Marketing owns the master brand and its child brands, ensuring company scales nationally while preserving cultural depth, authenticity, and emotional consistency.
You own brand meaning, not just marketing output.
What You Own
- Brand positioning, narrative, and long-term brand truth
- Brand tone, voice, and cultural posture
- Earned media, social brand voice, and PR narratives
- Final authority on how company shows up across all channels
- What the brand amplifies—and what it consciously avoids
Key Responsibilities
Brand Strategy & Positioning
- Define and evolve company’s core positioning as the platform for India’s regional cultures
- Own master brand architecture across regions, IPs, and markets
- Protect the “red thread” connecting cultures without dilution or tokenism
- Act as final brand gatekeeper across product, content, marketing, partnerships, and PR
Earned Media & Brand Voice
- Own brand social handles, PR, and cultural conversations
- Act as Editor-in-Chief of company’s public voice
- Ensure social presence feels cultural, not promotional
- Exercise judgment on public engagement vs. silence
Integrated Brand Campaigns
- Lead brand strategy for flagship launches, regional expansion, and national moments
- Ensure every campaign has a strong idea, emotional depth, and scalability
- Align brand equity with performance marketing without short-term erosion
Creative Direction & Governance
- Set creative standards for visual identity, copy, and storytelling
- Ensure respectful, non-stereotypical representation of regional cultures
- Build brand guardrails that protect meaning without limiting creativity
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Work closely with Content, Performance, Product, and CRM teams
- Act as the brand conscience—calling out dilution or short-termism when needed
This Role Is NOT For
- Social media managers or execution-only marketers
- Brand marketers without commercial accountability
- Candidates who see brand and performance as opposing forces
- Candidates dependent on large teams or budgets to create impact

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REVIEW CRITERIA:
MANDATORY:
- Strong Senior Brand Strategist Profile
- Must have 4+ years of pure brand strategy experience at branding/strategy agencies (not advertising/campaign-only roles)
- Must have hands-on experience with brand strategy frameworks for new brand creation and rebranding initiatives (brand persona, positioning, narrative, tone of voice, guidelines)
- Must have experience conducting and leading brand workshops, integrating research inputs (primary + secondary) into insights and brand positioning
- Must have B2C brand strategy experience (B2B exposure is highly preferred but optional)
- Must have strong writing and storytelling skills to translate brand positioning into compelling narratives, messaging, tone, and strategic decks.
- Must be able to manage end-to-end brand strategy projects, including research synthesis, workshop facilitation, positioning, framework creation, and collaboration with design teams for visual translation.
- Must have a portfolio or compilation of case studies showing rebranding projects, positioning frameworks, workshop involvement, research synthesis, and strategy-to-design translation
- Preferably a degree/master’s in Marketing, Brand Strategy, Design, or Communication from reputed institutes (e.g., MICA, NID, Srishti, or similar).
- Must come from Branding Studios, Brand strategy firms, Strategic design consultancies, branding agencies etc.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.
Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.
ROLES & EXPECTATIONS-
- Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
- Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
- Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
- Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
- Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
- Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
- Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
- Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
- Good articulation and writing skills.
- Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
- Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
- Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.
ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS-
- Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
- Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
- Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
- Experience in analysing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
- Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
- Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.
Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.
ROLES & EXPECTATIONS:
- Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
- Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
- Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
- Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
- Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
- Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
- Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
- Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
- Good articulation and writing skills.
- Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
- Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
- Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.
ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS:
- Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
- Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
- Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
- Experience in analyzing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
- Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
- Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.
Key Deliverables of the Role
- Define and execute innovation pipeline for the brand – knowing the stage Gate process
- Conceptualizing & launching new products – have past successes in conceptualizing a brand from scratch / repositioning etc.
- Responsible for driving and delivering business results on the brand
- Identify opportunities for the brand to grow which involves forecasting consumer insights and any opportunities and/or threats emerging from the competitive or technology landscape.
- Custodian of data for the portfolio; Analyse & Publish analytics for relevant categories/brand to aid critical brand decision making
- Work with activation and creative agencies on aspects like artwork, adaptations, in-store activations etc.
Knowledge, Skills & Competencies
- Category Management
- Understanding of Marketing Communication Development and Assessment
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Knowledge of Business & Financial Analysis
· Consumer centricity
· Excellent Communication Skills
As a Brand marketing professional, you will be in charge of working out marketing strategies that help in positioning and promoting our brands, products, and services. You will be interacting with the growth, creative, social, website, SEO, sales, content, copywriting and user experience teams.
Responsibilities
• Collaborate in shaping and executing the brand's vision, ensuring a deep comprehension of its evolving trajectory over time.
• Contribute to the leadership in refining the brand's positioning, ensuring its readiness for future competition by managing a strategy aimed at enhancing brand vitality and its commitments to customers.
• Oversee brand strategy, planning, and its overall management.
• Cultivate innovation by spearheading the development of a robust pipeline of New Product Development (NPD), in alignment with the brand strategy and category insights.
• Take charge of our Visual and Verbal identity, aligning it with our positioning and maintaining consistent application across all customer touchpoints. Continuously evolve it to sustain brand momentum and align with an unwavering customer-centric approach.
• Identify and capitalize on trends and insights to optimize expenditures and performance.
• Engage in brainstorming sessions to generate novel and imaginative strategies for growth.
• Assess emerging technologies and offer visionary perspectives on their adoption when suitable.
• Ensure a unified brand message resonates across all platforms consistently.
Requirements
• BS/MS degree in marketing or a related field
• Proven working experience in Branding digital marketing
• Proven work experience in the Creative field
• Solid knowledge of website analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, NetInsight, Omniture, WebTrends)
• Great problem-solving skills, because working for a fast-growing startup is filled with
challenges
• Great execution skills
• Ability to identify long-term trends in data
• Great communication skills
• Experience working with a content management system
• Strong project management skills
This role holder is responsible for end to end management of
the brand including profitability and growth
Qualification & Experience
Post-Graduation in Management (from a Premier institute)
Experience of 4 to 5 years in Digital Marketing
FMCG experience is preferable
Key Deliverables of the Role
Responsible for Launching & Brand building of the assigned brand
Responsible for growth and profitability of the Brand
Develop social media and influencer strategy for the brands
Consumer Insighting for brand strategy
Create and execute a holistic content strategy for Digital First Brands
Lead communication development on the brand
Create Brand equity and loyalty among target consumers using innovative methods
You will be the
‘Voice of Consumer’ - bringing in consumer insights and shaping cross functional decisions by partnering closely with leaders in Marketing, Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Experience in addition to working with the leadership team and founders. As we’re scaling
our go-to-market and marketing efforts pan-India, we’re looking for a passionate, experienced, and customer-focussed leader to build and grow a team dedicated to building and scaling the brand.
You will be heading the Brand Marketing function at for the company. Lead teams across Brand (Traditional + Digital), Media, Social, Marketing Research, Creative & Content and Partnerships/Collaborations.
Position based out of Bangalore
Job description:
● Own the Brand vision - Develop strategy for establishing and scaling the brand pan-India - multicultural, multilingual context
● Translate strategy into actionable goals in close collaboration with Product, Marketing, Strategy, Category and other cross-functional teams
● Lead the transformation of the organisation into a consumer-driven company reflecting in culture, systems and processes
● Translate brand elements into plans and go-to-market strategies
● Oversee new and ongoing marketing and advertising activities across cities
● Create the quarterly and annual plan, propose options and help prioritise the same with the leadership team; secure resourcing and ensure budget vs. actual compliance on spending, input, lead, and outcome metrics
● Develop and manage a fit-for-course agency network and an in-house team to ensure effective and efficient execution of the Brand Strategy
Successful applicant:
● Should have 8-10 years of experience leading Brand Strategy and Development for a mid-to-large brand in consumer space (category agnostic). Prior experience only in a agency will be considered too
● Proven track record of helping scale up digital marketing in a start-up environment and/or relevant work experience
● A start-up mentality and ability to flex in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
What’s on offer:
● Lead the Brand building for a D2C brand in a never-before-done category
● To be at the centre of action in scaling the brand across the country successfully

Job Responsibilities:
● Conceptualizing, executing & managing branded campaigns across LBB formats on web, app & social media based on client briefs
ensuring high repeat rate
Should have worked on branded content / content marketing
● Ensuring a mix of client objectives & LBB tonality
● Social Media Marketing & execution for sales collaborations
● Client servicing: Being the SPOC for a partner brand, daily liaison, end to end life cycle management of the brand campaigns from
brief to deliverables
● Creating pitches, briefs, presentations, campaign plans, innovations & partners to maximize conversion
● Mapping daily progress of branded content & reporting the success of a campaign post closure
● Keeping up with client deadlines & incorporating feedback/changes
• Manage the brands wise spending within the approved P&L parameters.
• Manager the full execution of the brand launch with sales & local agencies.
• Develop/implement the necessary control parameters to measure launch success/failure.
• Manage MRTG technical expertise function.
• Conduct monthly/quarterly/annual reviews of the business performance on-going.
• Assign/manage BTL agencies to conduct in-market activation programs. • Leading the activation of products across all retailers. • Ensure that all brand activities are completed on time and in full and within agreed budget • Track sales and recommend support/ corrective action plans. • Monitor all brand elements - advertising, product, packaging, pricing, cost etc. • Regularly screen competitor portfolio and monitor market trends • Review all brand / market data (sales audit, competition, distribution, etc.) – to detect areas of weakness / strength and recommend corrective actions.
Our client is the Health-tech initiative of India's largest business house. Started in 2015, it empowers healthcare providers and consumers in India. All healthcare monitoring services are made available through an app that will help connect doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and consumers, enabling preventive and predictive healthcare. It helps the care-givers to track the entire patient journey from the initial appointment and maintaining their records, generating lab test reports to providing virtual consultation and home-care solutions. It is expected that this futuristic guide will strengthen doctor-patient relationship and enhance the in-clinic experience.
- Identifying how our brand is currently positioned in the market.
- Developing and executing marketing campaigns aimed at communicating our brand message.
- Communicating our brand personality internally and aligning different teams towards common goal.
- Leading marketing team members through campaigns.
- Measuring and reporting on success of marketing campaigns.
- Anticipating consumer trends and keeping brand up to date.
- Creating brand advocates and running referral campaigns.
- Driving consumer engagement and retention while managing LTV.
What you need to have:
- MBA from Tier-1 B-Schools
- Expertise in running ATL / BTL led marketing campaigns.
- Media planning and buying
- Good know how of the digital eco-system, managing geo-targeted or pan national campaigns as and when required.
- Creative development and agency management
- A go-getter with ownership and commitment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Especially the ability to work cross-departments to achieve results.
Almost a decade old, it is a venture committed to bring together a varied range of traditional crafts and techniques of dyeing, weaving, printing and hand embroidery. The founders have dedicated their life to promote Indian Block Prints and provide employment and Hand-Embroidery training to women so that numerous underprivileged women can be empowered.
- Ideating and executing an overall brand strategy and tone of voice to drive engagement.
- Developing brand awareness and generating inbound traffic.
- Defining the brand pillars and narrative for the brand, working closely with the leadership of the company.
- Coordinating with external agencies & internal teams to prepare creative briefs and media plans for campaigns while ensuring that brand guidelines are effectively followed.
- Ensuring all content is on-brand, consistent in terms of style, quality and tone of voice, and is also optimized for search and social promotions.
- Using a brand publisher mindset to create content our customer base is looking for and then to optimizing the path to conversion.
- Leading a team, setting goals and tuning them to give their best performance.
- Being accountable for all content marketing initiatives to drive traffic, engagement, leads, that deliver sales and customer retention.
- Devising an effective content strategy and identify various marketing avenues to leverage said content to meet business objectives.
- Identifying customers' needs and gaps in our narrative/ content strategy and recommend new ideas.
- Collaborating across functions and silos to deliver an effective content marketing strategy and editorial plan to meet the business objectives at the lowest possible cost
- Managing Editorial requirements includng basic SEO understanding, content categorization and structure, content development, distribution and measurement.
- Developing and managing editorial calendar and organization workflows.
- Leveraging all supporting social channels including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Youtube etc. for content distribution. The person must understand the best practices of the main social media channels, which content and approaches work on each, and why.
- Managing Social Media Execution: End to end social media execution, optimisation and reporting.
- Managing day-to-day operations including conceptualising the social media calendar, coordinating with the designers, tweets, status updates, comments, issue resolution of customers, planning promotions & contests, etc.
- Partnering with Influencers/ KOL's and other Production houses for brand collaborations.
- Running facebook ads such as campaigns, web conversion ads etc . Planning offline marketing campaigns & Influencer activities
- Hands on experience, working on new age brands/ social channels preferably in digital-first app-based businesses.
- Passionate about people, culture, brands and storying telling
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Excellent understanding of social media platforms
- Ability to analyze data related to traffic, conversions
- Delivering high quality work while meeting deadlines
- Desire to work in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Comfortable with all forms of content - videos, photoshoots, editing softwares etc.
- A keen internist in psychology would be a great plus.
- Adept at handling people and external agencies.
- Masters in Marketing, Branding or equivalent. Additional Certifications will be a plus
- Professional Degree in a relevant field will be a plus
- Minimum 10 years of experience preferably in a B2C product based company







